| Kit Pearson was born in Edmonton, Alberta and acquired degrees in English, Librarianship and Children's Literature before she finally began writing childrens novels. She lives in Victoria, B.C. with her partner Katherine Farris and two lively dogs.
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| PUBLICATIONS: |
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A Perfect Gentle Knight. Penguin Books Canada, 2007
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Whispers of War: the War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt. Scholastic, 2002
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This Land. editor. Toronto: Penguin, 1998.
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Awake and Dreaming. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1996.
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The Lights Go On Again. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1993.
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Looking at the Moon. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1991.
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The Sky is Falling. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1989.
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A Handful of Time. Penguin Books Canada, 1987
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The Daring Game. Penguin Books Canada, 1986
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| AWARDS: |
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| Red Cedar Award for Awake and Dreaming, 1998/99
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| Ruth Schwartz Award for Awake and Dreaming, 1997
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| Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award for A Handful of Time, Awake and Dreaming, 1994, 1999
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| Violet Downey Book Award for The Lights Go On Again, 1994
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| Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for The Sky is Falling; The Lights Go On Again.
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| Canadian Library Association Children's Book of the Year Award for A Handful of Time and The Sky is Falling.
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| Mr. Christie's Book Award for The Sky is Falling.
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| Vicky Metcalf Award for a body of work.
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| Governor General's Award for Awake and Dreaming.
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